I’m always one for a good city break weekend, as I love to check out the vibe and atmosphere of foreign cities. I especially love capital culture. Here are five European capitals that are often overlooked (in some cases because folk don’t even know they are capitals!) Ankara, Turkey Many just assume that the bustling [...]

Staring out onto Blutgasse, you can wander through the apartment, Domgasse 5, in which Mozart spent over two years of his life in Vienna at the height of his success. Mozarthaus Vienna is tucked just behind Stephansdom, the large cathedral that dominates the center of Vienna. The most luxurious of Mozart’s Vienna residences, Mozarthaus was [...]

A good friend is heading to Finnish Lapland this week, and specifically to the Arctic Circle town of Rovaniemi – a place I spent a fantastic (but cold) Christmas a few years ago. Of course, now it’s far from winter and I was wondering what I could recommend for her to do, since snowshoe walking [...]